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Food in the bioeconomy
Accepted Manuscript Food in the Bioeconomy Hordur G. Kristinsson, Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.10.011
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To appear in:
Trends in Food Science & Technology
Received Date: 20 June 2017 Revised Date:
29 October 2018
Accepted Date: 30 October 2018
Please cite this article as: Kristinsson, H.G., Jörundsdóttir, H.Ó., Food in the Bioeconomy, Trends in Food Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.10.011. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract Ensuring food security and food safety in the future facing the foreseen grand global challenges will be challenging, where they at the same time open up a wealth of opportunities. Further advancing the bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time lead to
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sustainable economic growth. Significant changes and different approaches are needed to meet the needs and demands of our future consumers. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in the new bioeconomy, most notably the food industry. To succeed in this changing environment
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and tackle all the grand global challenges, we need to be unafraid to think in very different ways than we have before. We need to understand the market and the consumers and where they are heading,
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find new innovative solutions and work across sectors with partners we never imagined working with
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Food in the Bioeconomy
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Dr. Hordur G. Kristinsson, Dr. Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir,
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Matis, Vinlandsleid 12 113 Reykjavik, Iceland
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4 5 Abstract
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Ensuring food security and food safety in the future facing the foreseen grand global challenges will be
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challenging, where they at the same time open up a wealth of opportunities. Further advancing the
9
bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time lead to
M AN U
SC
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sustainable economic growth. Significant changes and different approaches are needed to meet the
11
needs and demands of our future consumers. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in
12
the new bioeconomy, most notably the food industry. The development of new technologies cannot
13
compromise food security and safety but, on the contrary, should be aimed at increasing both. To
14
succeed in this changing environment and tackle all the grand global challenges, we need to be unafraid
15
to think in very different ways than we have before. We need to understand the market and the
16
consumers and where they are heading, find new innovative solutions and work across sectors with
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partners we never imagined working with before.
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Highlights Each highlight125 characters including spaces
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Major changes are ahead in the new bioeconomy, with the next wave of technological disruptions to be
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in the food industry
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Food safety, sustainability, transparency and innovation, with consumers in the middle, are the essence
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of a new bioeconomy
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Global demography and consumer behaviour are changing, calling for changes in systems such as health
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care and food processing
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The new bioeconomy driven by innovations is the key to tackle the grand global challenges
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The Nordic bioeconomy panel is presented as a successful tool to cooperate and enhance the
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bioeconomy
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29 The challenges we face today
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„The times they are a-changing“ was memorably recorded by the 2016 Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan in
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1964. These words have never been truer when it comes to the food production. Globally, we are
33
currently tackling some major challenges including sustainably providing enough nutritious and safe food
34
for growing population, developing new and more environmentally friendly energy sources, and tackling
35
global warming which can have major disruptive effects on land and the oceans. The global demography
36
is also changing, with a larger portion of older individuals, which calls for changes in the general system
37
from employment, health care, economy etc.i. By 2030, the world needs to produce 50% more food, 45%
38
more energy and 30% more waterii. Healthy food is the key aspect to ensure good health of the changed
39
demographic population. In addition, vulnerable groups are increasing as well, such as immune
40
depressed and individuals suffering from allergies. These need customized nutrition and food safety is
41
essential. Lasting innovative solutions for society and the environment are necessary where further
42
advancing the bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time
43
lead to sustainable economic growth.
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44 Bioeconomy is the solution for future food production
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The bioeconomy comprises those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources from
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land and sea in a responsible way but with the aim at benefitting businesses, society and nature alikeiii
48
and food production being one of these uses. The global economic impact of the bioeconomy in total is
49
huge. A recent study shows over €2 trillion in turnover for the overall bioeconomy in the EU which
50
supports over 18 million jobsiv. These numbers will continue to grow as increasing number of countries
51
are moving to the more sustainable new bioeconomy driven by innovations as seen with increased
52
emphasis on national bioeconomy policiesv, many of which are disrupting conventional industries in a
53
positive sense. Investing in the bioeconomy is investing in the future. Different countries, regions and
54
even continents realize this opportunity and the urgent need to develop sustainable practices all
55
throughout the bioeconomy, and have different strategies, policies and approaches to reach this goal.
56
There is no other alternative to address the global challenges and meet the sustainable development
57
goals set forth by the United Nations and goal nr 2, zero hunger, needs innovative changes to the global
58
food production system. As food production is one of the most important part of using biological
59
sources, bioeconomy and food are interlinked as with the bioeconomy, food production must be
60
sustainable. With innovation driving the changes in food production forward with e.g. innovative use of
61
side streams in food production, food safety must be a core part of the development.
62
The bioeconomy is very complex, dealing with a range of different bio-based resources that require
63
different approaches. The Nordic countries for example vary quite a bit in their bio-based resources.
64
Sweden and Finland have a particularly strong and advanced forestry sector while Denmark has a very
65
strong agriculture sector. On the other hand, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands and Greenland have a very
66
strong marine sector. While it is important that each Nordic country establishes policies and plans to
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address their individual challenges, their cooperation is ever more important to find lasting solutions to
68
advance all areas of the bioeconomy. The Nordic countries are an example of a geographically large
69
biomass rich region and most of them remotely populated, which all have the common goal to
70
sustainably and responsibly utilize its bio resources for current and future generations. As a step to
71
achieve this goal the Nordic Bioeconomy Panel was established in 2015. The panel is a formal policy and
72
strategy forum set up by the Nordic Ministers for Co-operation and is appointed for two years. The panel
73
has representatives from all the Nordic countries and consists of representatives of official agencies,
74
research bodies, private companies and civil society. The goal with this panel to stimulate and coordinate
75
Nordic cooperation on bioeconomy policy area as well as expand international cooperation, and it can
76
serve as an example for others to follow. One of the first actions of the panel was collect beyond state of
77
the art cases from the Nordic bioeconomy. The criteria for the cases are that they have to build on
78
sustainable use of natural resources, include technological innovation, include environmental and social
79
benefits and have a sound business model innovation. The cases include projects creating nutrition
80
supplements from slaughterhouse side streams, creating animal feed from shrimp shells, upgrading
81
cheese-waste to protein powder, transforming seaweed for food and feed, using enzyme technology to
82
transfer organic waste to liquid and thereby separate it from plastic and other household waste where
83
the liquid can be used for production of e.g. biofuelvi. The Nordic Bioeconomy Programme (15 Action
84
Points for Sustainable Change) was published in June 27th 2018 and outlines 15 action points for a
85
sustainable change in the Nordic regionvi. The goal of the program is the creation of new industries and
86
value chains and to guide and facilitate the transition of the traditional bio-based industries, i.e.
87
agriculture, fisheries and forestry, into more technologically advanced industries and small and medium
88
sized (SME) companies. The aim is also to unlock the full potential of the regions biomass by optimizing
89
its use and create more value. The Nordic Bioeconomy Program is a vision for the bioeconomy in the
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region based on four pillars: a) Competitive bio-based industries, b) Sustainable resource management,
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c) Resilient and diverse ecosystems, and d) Inclusive economic development.
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92 Changes in consumer behaviour and novel trends in food production
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The next generation of consumers will likely be the more diverse, more educated, more self-aware and
95
socially responsible, and socially connected than the generations before them and most likely be more
96
socially aware of e.g. protected designation of origin (PDO), increasing demand of organics and/or locally
97
produced, etc.vii,viii Current business and innovative practices will not work for this generation. Therefore,
98
companies need to be much better at involving the consumers directly in the product development
99
process as well as adapt to new and emerging technologies and authorities need to create mechanisms
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SC
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which will fuel and foster great innovation and lead to tangible impacts without risking food safety.
101
The industry is realizing that changes in customer behaviour call for changes in operation and that they
102
have to be better equipped and ready to take on these changes and this applies equally to the food
103
industry. Examples are Uber disrupt the taxi industry, Airbnb the hospitality industry and iTunes the
104
music industry. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in the new bioeconomy and it has
105
already started, most notably the food industry. For example, entrepreneurs are developing 3D food
106
printers which will enable consumer to custom make their own food in their homes with respect to
107
nutrition, taste, texture and appearance as well as the technology could be used to increase food safety
108
as malpractice of the consumers are one of the largest cause for food safety incidences. For example,
109
there is active ongoing research in Iceland on using 3D food printing to better utilize seafood by-products
110
which normally would have little commercial valuex. In the project the researchers are working with
111
consumers and chefs to create new innovative products from by-products which not only are safe but
112
also highly appealing. This approach is one way we can increase seafood availability and make fisheries
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more sustainable, as well as connecting future consumers more with seafood with an innovative future
114
kitchen food device. Companies are active in developing the kitchen of the future, which will be so
115
interconnected to the consumer that it will know the consumers preferences, tell them when and what
116
to buy, know when the food in the refrigerator is expiring or becoming unsafe, and even prepare and
117
cook the food on demand and to the liking of the consumer. Lines are also blurring between
118
biotechnology and food science. For example, advances in stem cell research are now being applied to
119
the food industry where scientists have succeeded to grow the first lab made meat and yeast
120
fermentation technology is being used to produce milk products. Automation and robotics will also
121
change the industry as well as the lives of the general public. Increased precision farming via robots
122
developed in the agriculture sector is also moving into the marine and aquaculture sector. Further,
123
companies are experimenting with innovative ways to deliver food on demand to people via unmanned
124
aerial vehicles (drones), and the way we shop for our food is rapidly changing. Major cross-sectoral
125
innovations in the bioeconomy are appearing, for example developing animal and fish feed from
126
previous wood-based waste, effectively tuning wood into food.
127
Innovation and bioeconomy are the key to future food production systems. The business models in the
128
industry are changing where many of the larger multinational companies have seen little growth because
129
of being too conservative and lagging in innovation. To increase the growth, these large multinational
130
companies are investing heavily in smaller more agile and innovative start-up companies. Some have
131
even set up large venture capital funds, which is something very new for the food industry, an industry
132
investing only 6% of the total €171 billion R&D investment in European industry in 2015ixi. Major
133
investments are now flowing into food and biotech from the same investors that were behind the
134
technology revolution in Silicon Valley knowing that the next big wave of disruptions will be in the food
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industry.
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The times are indeed changing and there is no business as usual anymore in the new bioeconomy. To
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succeed in this changing environment and tackle all the grand challenges, novel approaches are
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necessary to better understand the market and the consumers, find new innovative solutions and work
140
across sectors. Further, dissemination and reporting the success of the bioeconomy is a key contributor
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in spreading the concept of the bioeconomy, educating the current and future generations about what it
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is and its importance to their daily lives and their wellbeing. There are untapped opportunities in the
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bioeconomy, if we do things right.
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Samir, K.C., Wolfgang, L., The human core of the shared socioeconomic pathways: Population scenarios by age, sex and level of education for all countries to 2100. Global Environtmental Change, 2017, 42, 181-192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.004. ii WWAP (World Water Assessment Programme). 2012. The United Nations World Water Development Report 4: Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk. Paris, UNESCO, ISBN 978-92-3-104235-5. iii McCormic, K., Kautto, N., The Bioeconomy in Europe: An Overview. Sustainability, 2013, 5, 2589-26608, doi:10.3390/su5062589 iv Piotrowski, S., Carus, M., Carrez, D., European Bioeconomy in Figures. Biobased Industries Consortium, https://biconsortium.eu/sites/biconsortium.eu/files/news-image/16-03-02-Bioeconomy-in-figures.pdf v German Bioeconomy Council, Bioeconomy Policy (Part III) Update Report of National Strategies around the World. Berlin, April 2018. 121 pp. http://biooekonomierat.de/fileadmin/Publikationen/berichte/GBS_2018_BioeconomyStrategies-around-the_World_Part-III.pdf vi Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Bioeconomy. 25 Cases for Sustainable Change. ANP 2016:782, 74 pp, ISBN 978-92-893-4776-1 viNordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Bioeconomy Programme: 15 Action Points for Sustainable Change. ANP 2018:785, 32 pp, ISBN 978-92-893-5662-6 vii Hempel, C. and Hamm, U., How important is local food to organic-minded consumers? Appetite, 2016, 96, 309318. viii Falguera, V., Aliguer, N., Falguerac, M, An integrated approach to current trends in food consumption: Moving toward functional and organic products? Food Control, 2012, 26 (2), 274-281. ix Kristinsson, H.T., Kristinsson, H.G., Napitupulu, R.J., Gudjónsdóttir, M. Novel 3D Printed Surimi and Protein Isolate Products Made from Atlantic Cod Byproducts. IFT Annual Meeting abstract. Chicago, IL, USA. July 15-18, 2018. ixi EC, Joint Research Commission, Industrial Research and Innovation. (2015) The 2015 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Highlights Major changes are ahead in the new bioeconomy, with the next wave of technological disruptions to be in the food industry
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Food safety, sustainability, transparency and innovation, with consumers in the middle, are the essence of a new bioeconomy
Global demography and consumer behaviour are changing, calling for changes in systems such as
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health care and food processing
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The new bioeconomy driven by innovations is the key to tackle the grand global challenges The Nordic bioeconomy panel is presented as a successful tool to cooperate and enhance the
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bioeconomy
PII:
S0924-2244(17)30393-X
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.10.011
Reference:
TIFS 2345
To appear in:
Trends in Food Science & Technology
Received Date: 20 June 2017 Revised Date:
29 October 2018
Accepted Date: 30 October 2018
Please cite this article as: Kristinsson, H.G., Jörundsdóttir, H.Ó., Food in the Bioeconomy, Trends in Food Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.10.011. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Abstract Ensuring food security and food safety in the future facing the foreseen grand global challenges will be challenging, where they at the same time open up a wealth of opportunities. Further advancing the bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time lead to
RI PT
sustainable economic growth. Significant changes and different approaches are needed to meet the needs and demands of our future consumers. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in the new bioeconomy, most notably the food industry. To succeed in this changing environment
SC
and tackle all the grand global challenges, we need to be unafraid to think in very different ways than we have before. We need to understand the market and the consumers and where they are heading,
M AN U
find new innovative solutions and work across sectors with partners we never imagined working with
AC C
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TE D
before.
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Food in the Bioeconomy
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Dr. Hordur G. Kristinsson, Dr. Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir,
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Matis, Vinlandsleid 12 113 Reykjavik, Iceland
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1
4 5 Abstract
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Ensuring food security and food safety in the future facing the foreseen grand global challenges will be
8
challenging, where they at the same time open up a wealth of opportunities. Further advancing the
9
bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time lead to
M AN U
SC
6
sustainable economic growth. Significant changes and different approaches are needed to meet the
11
needs and demands of our future consumers. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in
12
the new bioeconomy, most notably the food industry. The development of new technologies cannot
13
compromise food security and safety but, on the contrary, should be aimed at increasing both. To
14
succeed in this changing environment and tackle all the grand global challenges, we need to be unafraid
15
to think in very different ways than we have before. We need to understand the market and the
16
consumers and where they are heading, find new innovative solutions and work across sectors with
17
partners we never imagined working with before.
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Highlights Each highlight125 characters including spaces
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Major changes are ahead in the new bioeconomy, with the next wave of technological disruptions to be
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in the food industry
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Food safety, sustainability, transparency and innovation, with consumers in the middle, are the essence
23
of a new bioeconomy
24
Global demography and consumer behaviour are changing, calling for changes in systems such as health
25
care and food processing
26
The new bioeconomy driven by innovations is the key to tackle the grand global challenges
27
The Nordic bioeconomy panel is presented as a successful tool to cooperate and enhance the
28
bioeconomy
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29 The challenges we face today
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„The times they are a-changing“ was memorably recorded by the 2016 Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan in
32
1964. These words have never been truer when it comes to the food production. Globally, we are
33
currently tackling some major challenges including sustainably providing enough nutritious and safe food
34
for growing population, developing new and more environmentally friendly energy sources, and tackling
35
global warming which can have major disruptive effects on land and the oceans. The global demography
36
is also changing, with a larger portion of older individuals, which calls for changes in the general system
37
from employment, health care, economy etc.i. By 2030, the world needs to produce 50% more food, 45%
38
more energy and 30% more waterii. Healthy food is the key aspect to ensure good health of the changed
39
demographic population. In addition, vulnerable groups are increasing as well, such as immune
40
depressed and individuals suffering from allergies. These need customized nutrition and food safety is
41
essential. Lasting innovative solutions for society and the environment are necessary where further
42
advancing the bioeconomy is a key tool to tackle these very complex challenges and at the same time
43
lead to sustainable economic growth.
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44 Bioeconomy is the solution for future food production
46
The bioeconomy comprises those parts of the economy that use renewable biological resources from
47
land and sea in a responsible way but with the aim at benefitting businesses, society and nature alikeiii
48
and food production being one of these uses. The global economic impact of the bioeconomy in total is
49
huge. A recent study shows over €2 trillion in turnover for the overall bioeconomy in the EU which
50
supports over 18 million jobsiv. These numbers will continue to grow as increasing number of countries
51
are moving to the more sustainable new bioeconomy driven by innovations as seen with increased
52
emphasis on national bioeconomy policiesv, many of which are disrupting conventional industries in a
53
positive sense. Investing in the bioeconomy is investing in the future. Different countries, regions and
54
even continents realize this opportunity and the urgent need to develop sustainable practices all
55
throughout the bioeconomy, and have different strategies, policies and approaches to reach this goal.
56
There is no other alternative to address the global challenges and meet the sustainable development
57
goals set forth by the United Nations and goal nr 2, zero hunger, needs innovative changes to the global
58
food production system. As food production is one of the most important part of using biological
59
sources, bioeconomy and food are interlinked as with the bioeconomy, food production must be
60
sustainable. With innovation driving the changes in food production forward with e.g. innovative use of
61
side streams in food production, food safety must be a core part of the development.
62
The bioeconomy is very complex, dealing with a range of different bio-based resources that require
63
different approaches. The Nordic countries for example vary quite a bit in their bio-based resources.
64
Sweden and Finland have a particularly strong and advanced forestry sector while Denmark has a very
65
strong agriculture sector. On the other hand, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands and Greenland have a very
66
strong marine sector. While it is important that each Nordic country establishes policies and plans to
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address their individual challenges, their cooperation is ever more important to find lasting solutions to
68
advance all areas of the bioeconomy. The Nordic countries are an example of a geographically large
69
biomass rich region and most of them remotely populated, which all have the common goal to
70
sustainably and responsibly utilize its bio resources for current and future generations. As a step to
71
achieve this goal the Nordic Bioeconomy Panel was established in 2015. The panel is a formal policy and
72
strategy forum set up by the Nordic Ministers for Co-operation and is appointed for two years. The panel
73
has representatives from all the Nordic countries and consists of representatives of official agencies,
74
research bodies, private companies and civil society. The goal with this panel to stimulate and coordinate
75
Nordic cooperation on bioeconomy policy area as well as expand international cooperation, and it can
76
serve as an example for others to follow. One of the first actions of the panel was collect beyond state of
77
the art cases from the Nordic bioeconomy. The criteria for the cases are that they have to build on
78
sustainable use of natural resources, include technological innovation, include environmental and social
79
benefits and have a sound business model innovation. The cases include projects creating nutrition
80
supplements from slaughterhouse side streams, creating animal feed from shrimp shells, upgrading
81
cheese-waste to protein powder, transforming seaweed for food and feed, using enzyme technology to
82
transfer organic waste to liquid and thereby separate it from plastic and other household waste where
83
the liquid can be used for production of e.g. biofuelvi. The Nordic Bioeconomy Programme (15 Action
84
Points for Sustainable Change) was published in June 27th 2018 and outlines 15 action points for a
85
sustainable change in the Nordic regionvi. The goal of the program is the creation of new industries and
86
value chains and to guide and facilitate the transition of the traditional bio-based industries, i.e.
87
agriculture, fisheries and forestry, into more technologically advanced industries and small and medium
88
sized (SME) companies. The aim is also to unlock the full potential of the regions biomass by optimizing
89
its use and create more value. The Nordic Bioeconomy Program is a vision for the bioeconomy in the
AC C
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TE D
M AN U
SC
RI PT
67
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region based on four pillars: a) Competitive bio-based industries, b) Sustainable resource management,
91
c) Resilient and diverse ecosystems, and d) Inclusive economic development.
RI PT
92 Changes in consumer behaviour and novel trends in food production
94
The next generation of consumers will likely be the more diverse, more educated, more self-aware and
95
socially responsible, and socially connected than the generations before them and most likely be more
96
socially aware of e.g. protected designation of origin (PDO), increasing demand of organics and/or locally
97
produced, etc.vii,viii Current business and innovative practices will not work for this generation. Therefore,
98
companies need to be much better at involving the consumers directly in the product development
99
process as well as adapt to new and emerging technologies and authorities need to create mechanisms
M AN U
SC
93
which will fuel and foster great innovation and lead to tangible impacts without risking food safety.
101
The industry is realizing that changes in customer behaviour call for changes in operation and that they
102
have to be better equipped and ready to take on these changes and this applies equally to the food
103
industry. Examples are Uber disrupt the taxi industry, Airbnb the hospitality industry and iTunes the
104
music industry. The next big wave of technological disruptions will be in the new bioeconomy and it has
105
already started, most notably the food industry. For example, entrepreneurs are developing 3D food
106
printers which will enable consumer to custom make their own food in their homes with respect to
107
nutrition, taste, texture and appearance as well as the technology could be used to increase food safety
108
as malpractice of the consumers are one of the largest cause for food safety incidences. For example,
109
there is active ongoing research in Iceland on using 3D food printing to better utilize seafood by-products
110
which normally would have little commercial valuex. In the project the researchers are working with
111
consumers and chefs to create new innovative products from by-products which not only are safe but
112
also highly appealing. This approach is one way we can increase seafood availability and make fisheries
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more sustainable, as well as connecting future consumers more with seafood with an innovative future
114
kitchen food device. Companies are active in developing the kitchen of the future, which will be so
115
interconnected to the consumer that it will know the consumers preferences, tell them when and what
116
to buy, know when the food in the refrigerator is expiring or becoming unsafe, and even prepare and
117
cook the food on demand and to the liking of the consumer. Lines are also blurring between
118
biotechnology and food science. For example, advances in stem cell research are now being applied to
119
the food industry where scientists have succeeded to grow the first lab made meat and yeast
120
fermentation technology is being used to produce milk products. Automation and robotics will also
121
change the industry as well as the lives of the general public. Increased precision farming via robots
122
developed in the agriculture sector is also moving into the marine and aquaculture sector. Further,
123
companies are experimenting with innovative ways to deliver food on demand to people via unmanned
124
aerial vehicles (drones), and the way we shop for our food is rapidly changing. Major cross-sectoral
125
innovations in the bioeconomy are appearing, for example developing animal and fish feed from
126
previous wood-based waste, effectively tuning wood into food.
127
Innovation and bioeconomy are the key to future food production systems. The business models in the
128
industry are changing where many of the larger multinational companies have seen little growth because
129
of being too conservative and lagging in innovation. To increase the growth, these large multinational
130
companies are investing heavily in smaller more agile and innovative start-up companies. Some have
131
even set up large venture capital funds, which is something very new for the food industry, an industry
132
investing only 6% of the total €171 billion R&D investment in European industry in 2015ixi. Major
133
investments are now flowing into food and biotech from the same investors that were behind the
134
technology revolution in Silicon Valley knowing that the next big wave of disruptions will be in the food
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ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Highlights Major changes are ahead in the new bioeconomy, with the next wave of technological disruptions to be in the food industry
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Food safety, sustainability, transparency and innovation, with consumers in the middle, are the essence of a new bioeconomy
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The new bioeconomy driven by innovations is the key to tackle the grand global challenges The Nordic bioeconomy panel is presented as a successful tool to cooperate and enhance the
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